12 dead in northeast China coal mine accident

12 dead in northeast China coal mine accident

SHANGHAI: Twelve people have been killed and 13 others injured in a mining accident in northeast China, state media reported on Thursday.
The incident took place at 3:50 pm local time (0750 GMT) on Wednesday at a coal mine on the outskirts of Jixi city in Heilongjiang province, state broadcaster CCTV said.
The accident -- which involved a vehicle in the mine inclined shaft -- "caused 12 deaths and injured 13, and the injured have all been sent to hospital for treatment", CCTV said on Thursday.